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p. 234). The greengage, especially, flourishes as a standard tree 

 at an elevation of three or four thousand feet above the sea at the 

 Jardim da Serra. Plum-trees occur here and there in the 

 Canaries : but in the Cape Yerdes they can be scarcely made to 

 grow at any height above the sea. The "Ameixa" or plum of 

 Fogo is the fruit of Ximenia americana L. 



56. Ceeastjs Avium (L.) (j. Juliana Koch. The common 

 Cherry (" Cereja ") is abundant in some parts of Madeira in the 

 months of June or July ; but it is seldom seen in the Canaries, 

 and does not occur at all in the Cape Yerdes. 



57. C. vulgabis Mill. var. bustica Lowe. The " Grinja" or 

 Morella Cherry of Madeira is not found further to the south. 



Eosace^:. 



58. Eubus id^ius L. The Easpberry scarcely grows even in 

 Madeira, and is not known in either the Canaries or Cape 

 Yerdes. 



59. Ebagabia vesca L. Strawberries both wild and cultivated 

 abound in Madeira (see Fl. Mad. p. 217), but are not found in 

 either the Canaries or Cape Yerdes. The sort most cultivated in 

 Madeira is the blush-coloured or white Chili (F. clrilensis Ehrh.), 



Pomaces. 



60. Ptbus communis L. Pear-trees are common in Madeira 

 and some of the Canary islands, especially in Grand Canary. 

 But the fruit even of the better sorts is very inferior in quality. 

 The tree will scarcely grow at all in the Cape Yerdes. 



61. P. Malus L. Apples are common, but of indifferent 

 quality for the most part, both in Madeira and the Canaries. In 

 the Cape Yerdes they are very rare, occurring chiefly in Fogo and 

 Brava. 



62. Ctdonia vulgabis Pers. I was surprised to find the 

 Quince as fine and flourishing in the Cape Yerdes (St. Antao, St. 

 Iago, Pogo, and Brava) as it is in either the Canaries or Madeira. 



63. Mespilus gebmanica L. The common Medlar (" Ees- 

 pera ") is not common in Madeira, and does not occur at all in 

 either the Canaries or Cape Yerdes. 



64. M. (Eeiobotbta) japonica Thunb. The Loquat or 

 Japan Medlar ("Nespera de Japao ") is now become extremely 

 common in Madeira, producing abundantly its gratefully aci- 

 dulous amber-coloured fruit from January to March. A sort 



